India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will jointly host the 2011 Cricket World Cup. Dates, groups, fixtures and venues have now been confirmed for the tournament which will be one of the highlights of the 2011 cricket calendar.
Groups For The 2011 Cricket World Cup
Group A: Australia, Pakistan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Canada, Kenya
Group B: India, South Africa, England, West Indies, Bangladesh, Ireland, Netherlands
Venues For The 2011 Cricket World Cup
India: Mumbai, Mohali, Ahmedabad, Nagpur, Kolkata, Bangalore, Chennai, New Delhi
Sri Lanka: Colombo, Hambantota, Pallekele
Bangladesh: Dhaka, Chittagong
Fixtures For The 2011 Cricket World Cup
February:
19: India v Bangaldesh, Dhaka
20: New Zealand v Kenya, Chennai / Sri Lanka v Canada, Hambantota
21: Australia v Zimbabwe, Ahmedabad
22: England v Netherlands, Nagpur
23: Pakistan v Kenya, Hambantota
24: South Africa v West Indies, New Delhi
25: Australia v New Zealand, Nagpur / Bangaldesh v Ireland, Dhaka
26: Sri Lanka v Pakistan, Colombo
27: West Indies v Netherlands, New Delhi / Zimbabwe v Canada, Nagpur
March:
1: Sri Lanka v Kenya, Colombo
2: England v Ireland, Bangalore
3: South Africa v Netherlands, Mohali / Pakistan v Canada, Colombo
4: New Zealand v Zimbabwe, Ahmedabad / Bangladesh v West Indies, Dhaka
5: Sri Lanka v Australia, Colombo
6: India v Ireland, Bangalore / England v South Africa, Chennai
7: Kenya v Canada, New Delhi
8: Pakistan v New Zealand, Pallekele
9: India v Netherlands, New Delhi
10: Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe, Pallekele
11: West Indies v Ireland, Mohali / Bangladesh v England, Chittagong
12: India v South Africa, Nagpur
13: New Zealand v Canada, Mumbai / Australia v Kenya, Bangalore
14: Pakistan v Zimbabwe, Pallekele / Bangladesh v Netherlands, Chittagong
15: South Africa v Ireland, Kolkata
16: Australia v Canada, Bangalore
17: England v West Indies, Chennai
18: Sri Lanka v New Zealand, Mumbai / Ireland v Netherlands, Kolkata
19: Australia v Pakistan, Colombo / Bangladesh v South Africa, Dhaka
20: Zimbabwe v Kenya, Kolkata / India v West Indies, Chennai
Knockout Stages For The 2011 World Cup
23: First Quarter Final, Dhaka
24: Second Quarter Final, Colombo
25: Third Quarter Final, Dhaka
26: Fourth Quarter Final, Ahmedabad
29: First Semi Final, Colombo
30: Second Semi Final, Mohali
Final For The 2011 Cricket World Cup
2 April: Mumbai
Previous Winners Of The Cricket World Cup
1975: West Indies 291 for 8 beat Australia 274 by 17 runs (Lord's, England)
1979: West Indies 286 for 9 beat England 194 by 92 runs (Lord's, England)
1983: India 183 beat West Indies 140 by 43 runs (Lord's, England)
1987: Australia 253 for 5 beat England 246 for 8 by 7 runs (Calcutta, India)
1992: Pakistan 249 for 6 beat England 227 by 22 runs (Melbourne, Australia)
1996: Sri Lanka 245 for 3 beat Australia 241 by 7 wickets (Lahore, Pakistan)
1999: Australia 133 for 2 beat Pakistan 132 by 8 wickets (Lord's, London)
2003: Australia 359 for 2 beat India 234 by 125 runs (Johannesburg, South Africa)
2007: Australia 281 for 4 beat Sri Lanka 215 for 8 by 53 runs on D/L method (Bridgetown, West Indies)
2011 Cricket World Cup
The 2011 World Cup promises to be an exciting, atmospheric and competitive tournament. Australia will be seeking a fourth successive crown but will no doubt face stern competition for their title, particularly from India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
References
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